1988 Senate elections · Arizona history
Arizona U.S. Senate election 1988
Dennis Webster DeConcini DEM +15.7 · Class I seat · held 11/8/88
- Votes counted
- 1,164,539
- Margin
- 15.7 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in AZ
- R+21.2same year
General election 11/8/88
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Webster DeConcini Won | DEM | 660,403 | 56.71% | |
| Keith DeGreen | REP | 478,060 | 41.05% | |
| Rick Tompkins | LIB | 20,849 | 1.79% | |
| Ed Finkelstein | NA | 5,195 | 0.45% | |
| Write-in | — | 32 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 1,164,539 | |||
Official source: data
Other Arizona Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Ruben Gallego | 2.4 |
| 2022 | Class III | Mark Kelly | 4.9 |
| 2020 special | Class III | Mark Kelly | 2.4 |
| 2018 | Class I | Kyrsten Sinema | 2.3 |
| 2016 | Class III | John McCain | 13.0 |
| 2012 | Class I | Jeff Flake | 3.0 |
| 2010 | Class III | John McCain | 24.2 |
| 2006 | Class I | Jon Kyl | 9.8 |
| 2004 | Class III | John McCain | 56.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | Jon Kyl | 71.5 |
| 1998 | Class III | John McCain | 41.6 |
| 1994 | Class I | Jon Kyl | 14.2 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 1988 Arizona Senate race?
Dennis Webster DeConcini (DEM) won with 56.7% of the vote, ahead of Keith DeGreen (41.1%), a margin of 15.7 points.
Did the Arizona Senate seat change party in 1988?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1988 Arizona Senate race?
1,164,539 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.